Horse-cleaning implement.



No. 876.766. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908. w. F. BLAISDBLL. HORSE CLEANINGIMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1907.

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WALTER F. BLAISDELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HORSE-CLEANING IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed May 14. 1907- Setial No. 373-659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER F. BLAIsDELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-CleaningImplements, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a horse cleaning implement and its noveltyconsists in the construction and adaptation of the arts, as will be morefully hereinafter pointe out.

Horses are now commonly cleaned or ourried, first, by the use of a currycomb provided with somewhat sharp teeth, which stir up the hair surfaceof the coat and agitate the hair an dust thereon, and second, by the useof a brush which partially removes the dust and loose hairs, andpolishes the hairy surface of the skin.

The purpose of my invention is to provide means whereby the surfacecoating of hair on the horse will first be disturbed, and second, acurrent of air will be caused to im inge upon the skin beneath suchsurface, anrfthird, the dust and small particles of hairs will beremovedby means of suction, so inclosing the surface of the animal acted uponas to prevent the escape of the hair and dust into the air.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an implement embodyingmy invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of a modified form'of the same, a ortion being broken away toshow conceale parts; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

In the drawings, 10 is a vacuum chamber formed of the space inclosed bythe oblong wall 11, which is narrowed at 12 to form a throat and whichterminates at its upper end in a (pipe 13 provided with a couplingindicate attached to a hose 15 leading to a vacuum producing means, as afan or pump (not shown).

The entire lower side of the chamber is open, and the lower edge of thewall, entirely around the same, is formed or suitably provided withteeth 20. The purpose of these teeth is to lift the hair so that thesame as well as the skin of the animal and the spaces between the hairmay be effectively exposed to the suction. It is advantageous to soconstruct and arrange the teeth that the cleaning of the animal shallnot depend upon a at 14 whereby the implement may be shar scraping suchas is liable to injure a tender s in, nor upon the use ofbrushes, andthe teeth 20 are therefore made with blunt ends and with spaces 21between them. These teeth and spaces are of such length that the hair iseffectively raked or lifted and exposed to suction and at the same timeair is admitted between the teeth and into the chamber to prevent orreduce the tendency of the formation of blisters.

The implement so far as described and asis shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is inuse employed as follows: The suction producing apparatus is firststarted. The implement is then placed against the side of the horse anddrawn along its body with the grain of the hair. The teeth 20 rake thehair andlift it above its usual level and thus give access to the skinunderneath. The current of air produced toward the throat 12 by thesuction carries 'away the dust and dirt beneath the upper layer of hairand between its interstices and within the hair and also carries awaythe small particles of hair which are to be found resting loosely on theskin.

It is obvious that some means must be provided to allow a current of airto flow inwardly into the chamber 10, or the suction will raise ablister on the skin of the horse. Usually the space 21 between the teeth20 will be sufficient, but if it is found not to be so, I provideadditional air inlets 22 adjacent to the teeth, as shown in Fig. 3 forthat pur-' pose.

Should circumstances require it, I also provide the implement with anexternal guard 25. This comprises a band 26 of metal, or other suitablematerial, arranged around the outer edge and secured to and separatedfrom the wall 11 by strips 27 so as to leave an air space 28 between theguard and the wall.

This guard serves to produce a preliminary agitation o'r disturbance ofthe hair before it is reached by the teeth 20 and to romote theformation of the air current an to guide it into the chamber 10.

What I claim as new is:-

1. A horse cleaning implement comprising a vacuum chamber 0 en at itsbottom and the lower edge of w 'ch is provided with means for raking thehair, consisting of a comb with blunt teeth having spaces for theadmission .of air between the same.

2. A horse cleaning implement comprising a vacuum chamber 0 on at itsbottom and the lower edge of w 'ch is provided with means for raking thehair, consistin of a comb with blunt teeth and provided with air inletsadjacent to the teeth.

3. A horse cleaning implement comprising a vacuum chamber 0 en at itsbottom and the lower ed e of w 'ch is provided with means for ra 'ng thehair, consisting of a comb with blunt teeth, and an external guard withan air space between it and the teeth.

4. A horse cleaning implement com rising a vacuum chamber which is openat t e bottom and has the lower edges of its inclosing walls providedwith teeth adapted to raise the halr, said chamber also having airinlets adjacent to the base of the teeth, and an external ard inclosingthe teeth and so related t ereto as to leave an air space between it andthe teeth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 20 in presence of twowitnesses.

WALTER F. BLAISDELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM R. BAIRD, SARA G. OROURKE.

